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Danish Admiral Peter Tordenskjold toasts his enemies, by 19th century artist Christian Mølsted (1862-1930). Date 1925

“On guns and cups”, depicting the episode 27th july 1714 where the Danish frigate Lövendals Galley commanded by Danish-Norwegian officer Tordenskjold encounters the Swedish-owned, former English frigate De Olbing Galley on the Swedish westcoast. After a long fight the Danish ship runs out of gunpowder, and the ships part after a toast between the two opponents.

Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold on 12 November 1720, at the age of 30, he was killed in a duel by Livonian colonel Jakob Axel Staël von Holstein. Tordenskiold was in the hands of the rapier , while von Holstein was armed with a heavy broadsword (belonging to the type “Karolinerverge”, “Karolinska sword”).